Possessive Adjectives.
In the previous post, we learned how to demonstrate possession when speaking Trinidad French Creole. Possessive adjectives are the words used in place of articles to indicate to whom or to what something belongs. Today we will learn more about Possessive Adjectives, these adjectives always follow the noun, and most of the time a definite article will follow the possessive adjective.
Possessive Adjectives
My - mwen (mweh)
Your (singular) - ou (oo)
His, hers, its - li (lee)
Our - nou (noo)
Your (plural) - zòt (zaut)
Their - yo (yoh)
Important! - Sometimes a definite article is added after the possessive adjective like this:
My car - motoka mwen an
The definite article can be omitted when using demonstratives (this is, that is, these are, those are).
The definite article can be omitted when using nouns in such a specific way that there is no way of having more than one: father, mother, grandpa, grandma, husband, wife, heart, etc...
My darling - Doudou mwen instead of Doudou mwen an
My heart - Tjè mwen instead of Tjè mwen an
My head - Tèt mwen instead of Tèt mwen an
This is my chair - sa sé chèz mwen instead of sa sé chèz mwen an
Those are my books Sé sala sé liv mwen
Very Important - You know that Trinidad French Creole has up to five definite articles: a, an, la,
lan, nan. Just follow the rules before you place them in a sentence.
Examples:
His chant - chan li a
My cocoa - kako mwen an
Your book - liv ou a
Their friend - zanmi yo a
Our family - fanmi nou a
Your (plural) priest - pwèt zòt la
